IBM

Senior Research Scientist - TS/SCI (FSP)

IBM$138K — $165K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • TS/SCI clearance and full-scope polygraph required on Day 1
  • Bachelor's degree in related technical field
  • 12+ years in applied research
  • 4+ years in areas like algorithms, circuit fabrication, or quantum information
  • Demonstrated experience in research planning and execution
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Willingness to work 5 days a week in a SCIF environment.

Responsibilities

  • Architect AI solutions using advanced technologies and models
  • Develop systems to analyze structured and unstructured data
  • Collaborate through all phases of AI project lifecycle
  • Drive innovation in AI solutions for complex problems
  • Optimize AI systems using major libraries and cloud platforms.

Benefits

  • Healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and mental health support
  • Financial programs such as 401(k) and life insurance
  • Generous paid time off including holidays and parental leave
  • Training resources on an AI-driven learning platform
  • Opportunities for community engagement and retail discounts
Full Job Description
Your role and responsibilities

As a seasoned Data Scientist specializing in Artificial Intelligence, you will leverage your expertise in combining data analysis and business acumen to tackle complex cognitive computing challenges. Your strong foundation in AI, NLP, and ML will enable you to deliver comprehensive cognitive solutions that effectively process and analyze both structured and unstructured data. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Architect AI Solutions: Design and deliver AI solutions using cutting-edge technologies, with a strong focus on foundation models and large language models, utilizing tools like Github Copilot and Amazon Code Whisperer. • Develop Cognitive Computing Systems: Create comprehensive cognitive solutions that effectively process and analyze both structured and unstructured data, leveraging expertise in NLP, ML, and AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Keras. • Collaborate on AI Projects: Work on full AI project lifecycle, from research and prototyping to deployment in production environments, utilizing cloud platforms, relational and NoSQL databases, and modern UI frameworks. • Drive AI Innovation: Pioneer innovative AI solutions, leveraging strong programming skills in Python and experience with AI frameworks, to solve complex business problems and drive cognitive computing advancements. • Optimize AI Systems: Guide the optimization of AI systems, ensuring effective usage of libraries such as SciKit Learn, Pandas, and Matplotlib, and familiarity with cloud platforms and related services.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise
• TS/SCI clearance and full-scope polygraph required on Day 1
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, material science, physical sciences, chemical engineering, physics, or related technical field.
• 12+ years of experience in science and applied research in one of the above disciplines
• 4+ year experience in one of the following applied research areas:
    • Algorithms, architectures and technologies crucial for future computing systems and prototype development
    • Circuit and system fabrication techniques to enable system and component miniaturization
    • Critical open problems in quantum information science and technology and low-power solid state devices
    • Materials characterization of point defect systems that leverage quantum phenomena

• Demonstrated experience planning and conducting research, designing, developing and executing scientific studies
• Excellent communication, organization and presentation skills.
• Must be willing to work 5 days per week in SCIF in College Park, MD

Preferred technical and professional experience
• Master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, material science, physical sciences, chemical engineering, physics, or related technical field.
• Experience authoring and publishing applied research papers, patent holder
• Experience supporting federal clients in defense, intelligence, or national security.
• Knowledge of classified data environments and secure data handling practices.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

About IBM

Sequent Computer Systems designs and manufactures multiprocessing computer systems based on Cache Coherent Non-Uniform Memory Access architecture, which are used primarily as application and database servers for commercial applications. Through a partnership with Oracle Corporation, Sequent became a dominant high-end UNIX platform in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Later it introduced a next-generation high-end platform for UNIX and Windows NT based on non-uniform memory access architecture, NUMA-Q. Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Beaverton, Oregon. In July 1999 Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. was acquired by International Business Machines Corp.

IBM Careers

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Net Income
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Founded
1911
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